Which to use
“ressentez” is a verb and “ressenties” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,859
- “ressentez” frequency rank
- #40,964
- “ressenties” frequency rank
- 59823
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ressentez | ressenties |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de ressentir. | Féminin pluriel de ressenti. |
Where the eye mixes ressentez and ressenties
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. ressentez runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against ressenties's 10 (CVCCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ressentez with ressenties
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ressentez is \ʁə.sɑ̃.te\ while ressenties is \ʁə.sɑ̃.ti\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59823, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ressentez is recorded at frequency rank #18,859, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.sɑ̃.te\. ressenties is at rank #40,964, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.sɑ̃.ti\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 59823, this pair ranks #101,004 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ressentez vs ressenties
Shared letters: enrst. Private to "ressentez": z. Private to "ressenties": i.
"ressentez" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "ressenties" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ressentez ← erssentez · resentez · resesntez · ressenetz · ressenntez · ressentezz · ressenttez · ressentze
- ressenties ← erssenties · resenties · resesnties · ressenites · ressennties · ressenteis · ressentiess · ressentise
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ressentez" for "ressenties" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ressentez" vs "ressenties" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ressentez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ressenties" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #101,004 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ressentez" and "ressenties" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ressenties vs ressentons". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #101,004 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.